Australia news

Give internationals context before public gets 'fed up' - Watson

May 14, 2017: Shane Watson has spoken strongly of the need to provide more context to international cricket, for the fan and the player to retain interest in it in the long run

Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2017, Delhi

RCB end disappointing season with consolation win

May 14, 2017: They might have had heady highs and lowly lows in between but Delhi Daredevils ended their season as they began it: let down by their mercurial batsmen after the bowlers kept Royal Challengers Bangalore down to a middling total

Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Leicester

Leicestershire keep faint last-eight hopes alive

May 14, 2017: Leicestershire kept their slim hopes of qualification for the final stages of the Royal London Cup alive with a comfortable five wicket win over Derbyshire at the Fischer County Ground

Glamorgan v Kent, Royal London Cup, South Group, Swansea

Stevens 147 off 67 but loses in six-hitting frenzy

May 14, 2017: The spectators basking in glorious sunshine at the St. Helens ground in Swansea were treated to a feast of runs - 697 in all - and two exhilarating centuries by Colin Ingram and Darren Stevens

Rising Pune Supergiant v Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2017, Pune

Pune rout Kings XI for 73 to book second place

May 14, 2017: Led by their bowlers who exploited a pitch with just enough moisture to make driving on the up difficult, Steven Smith and his men booked a place in the playoffs

Ireland v New Zealand, tri-nations series, Malahide

Santner's five overcomes Niall O'Brien's maiden century

May 14, 2017: A maiden ODI century from Niall O'Brien was not enough for Ireland to claim another Full Member scalp as a weakened New Zealand opened their tri-series with a 51-run victory

South Africa news

Steyn out of England Tests; targets home season return

May 14, 2017: Dale Steyn will miss South Africa's tour of England, which starts next week and ends in August, as he continues to recover from a shoulder surgery

Sharma, Tiwary help Mumbai clinch top spot

May 14, 2017: Mumbai ended the league stage of the Indian Twenty20 competition with a table-topping 20 points

Warner, Shankar make Gujarat pay for lapses in field

May 14, 2017: David Warner and Vijay Shankar scored at 8.76 runs an over to guide Hyderabad past Gujarat

Australia news

Players considering striking since January - Taylor

May 14, 2017: Australia's players have been considering the possibility of strike action since as early as January, according to the former Test captain and Cricket Australia board director Mark Taylor

IPL 2017

Lions fall prey to their own strategies

May 14, 2017: A haphazard player acquisition strategy meant Gujarat Lions never had a realistic chance of stopping their slide when injuries began to deplete their squad

Younis Maximus

May 14, 2017: His career was spent overcoming challenges that threatened to overwhelm him, but at the end, he has emerged as undeniably Pakistan's greatest Test batsman

How Tripathi became a Supergiant

May 14, 2017: Rahul Tripathi had to give up cricket when his army-man father was posted in Kashmir, but a move to Pune gave renewed impetus to his childhood dream

The man who breathed cricket

May 14, 2017: If you ever wonder what Pakistan might do without Misbah, the reverse is a more frightening prospect: what will Misbah do without the game?

Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2017, Kolkata

Rayudu leaves imprint in rare opportunity

May 13, 2017: He was brought in to rest the season regulars, but a match-turning knock could give the team management a few selection headaches ahead of the playoffs

West Indies v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Roseau, 4th day

Brilliant Yasir leads Pakistan towards history

May 13, 2017: Meanwhile, Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan would be quietly confident that they can retire from Test cricket with the honour spearheading Pakistan to their first series win in the Caribbean

South Africa news

De Kock dominates South Africa's awards

May 13, 2017: Quinton de Kock has been named South African Cricketer of the Year and also picked up four other titles at the annual awards

Gujarat Lions v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2017, Kanpur

Siraj tears through Lions' destructive start

May 13, 2017: Mohammed Siraj was taken for 22 in his first two overs, but he got in the way every time Gujarat Lions tried to make use of a solid base

Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2017, Kolkata

Knight Riders miss out on top-two finish as Mumbai defend 173

May 13, 2017: Mumbai Indians ended the league stage of the IPL with a table-topping 20 points after they beat Kolkata Knight Riders by nine runs at the Eden Gardens

West Indies news

Dwayne Bravo targets CPL return

May 13, 2017: The West Indies allrounder said he did not want to rush back to competitive cricket without regaining full fitness